Chapel St Leonards surfForecast / Lincolnshire / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BST
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Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today?

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 6AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
11
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
332
275
212
198
194
190
148
108
103
78
57
56
57
39
35
22
21
21
12
12
12
12
12
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:08AM5.50m
6:21PM5.74m
6:48AM5.66m
7:07PM5.87m
7:30AM5.70m
7:54PM5.82m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.15m
12:26PM0.47m
00:50AM0.02m
1:09PM0.20m
1:34AM0.06m
1:53PM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:54
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
6
5
5
10
11
12
12
10
10
9
8
11
13
13
11
10
8
7
7
8
10
11
12
10
2
0
0
6
7
8
8
7
6
4
3
6
7
7
7
5
4
2
3
3
5
7
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
11
1.1
N
11
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
332
275
212
198
194
190
148
108
103
78
57
56
57
39
35
22
21
21
12
12
12
12
12
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.4
N
9
Energy kJ
1
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
16
0
0
0
0
8
0
59
16
5
0
16
59
59
60
60
60
320
327
402
463
405
230
Best forecast wave conditions in Lincolnshire
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
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